A coronavirus advice campaign is being launched on WhatsApp as the government tries to battle misinformation about the pandemic
She added it would"provide assurance" to people they are"not misled by any of the false information circulating".Downing Street is already trying to work with tech giants to improve its communications strategy for tackling theJulian Knight, a Tory MP and head of parliament's digital select committee, last weekover its response to disinformation about the new coronavirus.
"We've known since January about deliberate attempts to spread fear and falsehoods on social media about coronavirus, with potentially serious outcomes," he wrote in a letter. "We support the government's decision to tackle disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19 at this critical time but question why it has taken so long for ministers to set this up.
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